Attention can be defined beyond action and receptivity
Evidence
In efforts to define attention, some emphasize its relationship to catalyzing action, while others emphasize its endless receptivity. We resolve the tension between these two definitions by offering a third. — The Friends of Attention, Attensity!, 57
Categorization
Category: Definitional Content
- DEFINE: Promises a third definition of attention resolving action-vs-receptivity; needs the content that follows to be useful.
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